Prognathodes falcifer, the northern scythemarked butterflyfish or northern scythe butterflyfish, is a species of butterflyfish found at rocky reefs in the tropical Eastern Pacific, where found at depths of 3–270 metres (9.8–885.8 ft) off southern California (La Jolla and Santa Catalina Island), southern Baja California, Guadalupe Island, San Benito Island and Revillagigedo Islands.[3][4] In the past it also included populations off Central and South America, but in 1995 these were described as a separate species, P. carlhubbsi. Compared to that species, P. falcifer has whitish-grey (not clear yellow) belly and flanks, the black line through the eye is paler and less distinct, and the angle of the inverted black "V" on the side is shallower.[3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Chaetodontidae |
| Genus: | Prognathodes |
| Species: | P. falcifer
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| Binomial name | |
| Prognathodes falcifer (C. L. Hubbs & Rechnitzer, 1958)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Chaetodon falcifer Hubbs & Rechnitzer, 1958 | |
References
edit- ^ Lea, B.; Allen, G.R.; Rocha, L.A.; Craig, M.T.; Pyle, R.; Robertson, R. (2010). "Prognathodes falcifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T165701A6095901. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T165701A6095901.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Prognathodes falcifer". FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ^ a b Robertson, D. R., and Allen, G. R. (2008). Prognathodes falcifer. Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine Shorefishes of the Tropical Eastern Pacific online information system. Version 1.0. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Panamá. Accessed 24 May 2011.
- ^ a b Adams, J. (2009). Prognathodes carlhubbsi: will the real scythe butterflyfish please swim up? Reef Builders. Accessed 24 May 2011.
External links
edit- Photos of Prognathodes falcifer on Sealife Collection